The official reason why Eddie Howe pulls out of Newcastle United media duties ahead of Manchester United clash
The official reason why Eddie Howe isn’t doing his Newcastle United media duties ahead of the Premier League clash against Manchester United.
Eddie Howe was forced to pull out of his Newcastle United media duties on Friday.
The Magpies head coach was due to speak to the press to preview Sunday’s Premier League clash against Manchester United at St James’ Park. However, Howe is unwell and has been for most of the week.
Instead, Newcastle assistant Jason Tindall is taking the reins. It is the third time Tindall has stepped in to do a pre-match press conference ahead of Arsenal in November 2021 and Luton Town in February last year.
A club spokesperson revealed: “Due to illness, please note that Jason Tindall will take this morning's pre-match press conference as a replacement for Eddie Howe.”
Jason ‘mad dog’ Tindall
Tindall is a popular figure among supporters having earned the title ‘mad dog’ for his antics on the touchline.
“It's not my intention to attract attention if that makes sense,” Tindall told The Telegraph last week. 'People say I've got too high a profile for an assistant manager, how that has come about, but again, I don't take any notice of it or think I'm going to do this to gain more attention.
“The outside world can say what they say, but it's just me. I just go about my business. This isn't new and Ed will say the same, the way I am at Newcastle is exactly the same as I was at Bournemouth.
“It's part of my character, I don't care what people think. I know who I am, the job I do and the influence I have over a lot of things. And the only thing I care about is doing my job the best I can for Newcastle United.
“I don't care if I'm upsetting people along the way. People will probably judge the way I look, what I wear and how I behave. None of this is new to me.
“The reality is I do not give a ---- what people think and what people say because I'm confident in my own skin, I'm confident in what I do. If you don't know me, what you think doesn't matter in the slightest.”